Legislature XV of Italy

Legislature XV of Italy

XV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
15th legislature
Type
Type
HousesChamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
History
Founded28 April 2006 (2006-04-28)
Disbanded28 April 2008 (2008-04-28) (2 years, 0 days)
Preceded byXIV Legislature
Succeeded byXVI Legislature
Leadership
Franco Marini, The Daisy
since 29 April 2006
Fausto Bertinotti, PRC
since 29 April 2006
Structure
SeatsC: 630
S: 322 (315 + 7)
Chamber of Deputies political groups
  •   PDL'Ulivo (194)
  •   FI (131)
  •   AN (68)
  •   PRC (40)
  •   UDC (36)
  •   LN (22)
  •   RnP (21)
  •   SD (20)
  •   IdV (17)
  •   PdCI (17)
  •   FdV (15)
  •   UDEUR (11)
  •   Mixed (33)
Senate political groups
Elections
Porcellum
Porcellum
Last general election
9–10 April 2006
Meeting place
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
leg15.camera.it
www.senato.it/Leg15/home
Constitution
Constitution of Italy

The Legislature XV of Italy (Italian: XV Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 28 April 2006 and ended on 28 April 2008.[1][2] Its composition resulted from the election of 9–10 April 2006, called after President Ciampi dissolved the houses on 11 February 2006, at the end of the previous legislature.[3] This legislature was the second shortest in the history of the Italian Republic, lasting exactly two years, and ending when President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the houses on 6 February 2008, after a vote of no confidence on the incumbent Prodi Cabinet.[4]

The election was the first one with the new preferential block electoral system (also known as Porcellum) introduced by Roberto Calderoli in 2005, and later declared partially unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.[5]

  1. ^ "La Camera dei Deputati - XV Legislatura - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Ciampi ha sciolto le Camere. "Il confronto sia leale e corretto"" [Ciampi dissolved the houses. "Let the competition be loyal and fair"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 11 February 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ Cottone, Nicoletta (6 February 2008). "Oggi Napolitano scioglie le camere" [Today Napolitano dissolves the houses]. Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Legge elettorale, la Consulta boccia il porcellum" [Electoral law, the Constitutional Court rejects the "porcellum"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2019.